Des Plaines Opinion
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Reader points out our equinox mix-upSep 21, 2015 5:00 am - Your short history lessons on Barrington in the Neighbor section are interesting and informative. Being a retired educator, I am urged to point out a small error. In the...
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Why does legislature still allow double dipping?Sep 21, 2015 5:00 am - Congratulations to the fire chief on his retirement from his post in Mount Prospect. Please, please tell us lowly taxpayers that he is not going to collect pension benef...
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Tax wealthy to restore nation's prosperitySep 19, 2015 1:00 am - What kind of a government do you want for yourself and your children? You have two choices. You can choose an austere government with low taxes and few services or you c...
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Clerk's choice: Obey the law or quitSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding the letter from Sara Schmidt and marriage equality: The argument against marriage equality is driven by the assumption that being gay is a lifestyle choice. "T...
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Columnist misses Davis' pointSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - In the Sept. 6 Daily Herald, Connie Schultz wrote an unfavorable column about Kim Davis, the Kentucky woman who went to jail rather than cave on her religious conviction...
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The issue now is wasteful policiesSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Has the Daily Herald lost their editorial objectivity? The continued dialogue on the COD issues appears that they have. The real issue has never been addressed. Anyone ...
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Time for clean air and clean jobsSep 01, 2015 1:00 am - This month. the President finalized the first-ever carbon standards for existing power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency's rule known as the Clean Power Plan i...
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Dangerous Iran deal won't avert warAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - This deal made with the world's largest supporter of terror is an Obomination. To Mr. Myalil, whose comments of Aug. 22 indicated that this was an "opportunity to win wi...
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It's too early to anoint Clinton as nomineeAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - I loved Hillary's attempt at humor, But anyone else would have been charged by now. What isn't right, is the appearance that Hillary is above the law. The whole Democr...
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Stick to the facts about Bartholomew, not what 'appears' to be trueAug 17, 2015 5:00 am - To the opinion makers at the Daily Herald. An opinion should be based on fact. In April 2014 the Des Plaines city council voted to NOT give a raise to Mike Bartholomew. ...